Wetteren

Wetteren is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders, comprising the towns of Massemen, Westrem and Wetteren proper. In 2021 it had a population of 26,206. Its total area is 36.68 km2.



Educational institutions

 * Gemeenschapsonderwijs Noordlaan 10, Wetteren
 * Basischool Scheppers Cooppallaan 82, Wetteren
 * Basisschool Sint-Gertrudis F. Leirensstraat 31, Wetteren
 * Basisschool Sint-Jozef Wegvoeringstraat 59 a, Wetteren
 * Scheppersinstituut Cooppaallaan 128, Wetteren
 * Sint-Gertrudiscollege Wegvoeringstraat 21, Wetteren
 * Sint-Jozefinstituut Wegvoeringstraat 59 a, Wetteren
 * Mariagaard Oosterzelsesteenweg 80, Wetteren

Notable people

 * Julien De Wilde (b. Wetteren, 7 January 1967), businessman
 * Émile Pierre Joseph Storms (1846-1918) Explorer of Congo Free State, General
 * Cecile Bombeek, serial killer
 * Ben Mertens, snooker player